The Social Security Administration's website contains a wealth of information about the mechanics of applying, as well as many useful forms. You can even apply for benefits online. Looking for a lawyer in your area? Try the referral service of NOSSCR, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives. Or check this list for someone near you: California - (San Jose, Monterey, Salinas) Angelina Valle & Associates(San Francisco) Law Office of Nancy K. McCombs Illinois - Randall J. Manus Indiana - Tom Scully Kansas - (Kansas City area) Burnett & Driskill Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC - Alan J. Nuta Minnesota - Nancy Coyle-Strahan Mississippi - Gary R. Parvin New York -(Westchester and Dutchess Counties, and Bergen County, NJ) Insler & Hermann, LLP (Brooklyn, Manhattan) Daniel Berger Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP
(Brooklyn, Manhattan) Daniel Berger Turley, Redmond & Rosasco, LLP
